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A portrait of Jeremy O'Mard, an executive in residence at Penn State Behrend.

Jeremy O'Mard (header photo)

Jeremy O'Mard, a managing consultant at IBM Global Business Services, is serving as an executive in residence at Penn State Behrend's Black School of Business. 

A portrait of Matthew MacBeth, an executive in residence at Penn State Behrend's Black School of Business.

Matthew MacBeth

Matthew MacBeth, chief innovation officer of the Brookfield Group, is serving as an executive in residence at Penn State Behrend's Black School of Business. He has founded several start-up ventures and mentors entrepreneurs through his Guidant Venture Studio.

A close-up of the front of a remote-control lawn mower built by students at Penn State Behrend

Behrend r/c lawn mower (front view)

Using a computer vision algorithm, students at Penn State Behrend programmed the mower to recognize objects in its path -- a ball, for example, or a dog -- and automatically steer away from them.

A close-up of a remote-control lawn mower built by students at Penn State Behrend.

Behrend r/c lawn mower

This lawn mower, built by students at Penn State Behrend, can be operated with an Xbox controller. The left joystick steers it, and the right trigger spins the cutting blade.